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At-Risk Readers and Community Volunteers: A 3-Year Perspective.

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Invernizzi, Marcia; Rosemary, Catherine; Juel, Connie; Richards, Herbert C. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 1997

Analyzes the first three cohorts of a one-to-one community volunteer tutorial program, an integral part of the Charlottesville (Virginia) City Schools' plan to ensure that all first- and second-grade children learn to read. Demonstrates that two sessions of one-on-one tutoring per week by a trained, supported, and supervised community volunteer…

Descriptors: Community Involvement, High Risk Students, Primary Education, Program Effectiveness

A Community Volunteer Tutorial That Works.

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Invernizzi, Marcia; And Others – Reading Teacher, 1997

Describes the Charlottesville (Virginia) Volunteer Tutorial, a one-on-one tutorial program that promotes the literacy development of young children and involves a wide range of community volunteers. Suggests that the program offers one model of an affordable, alternative form of early intervention. (SR)

Descriptors: Early Intervention, High Risk Students, Primary Education, Program Descriptions